Avenging Angel

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Avenging Angel is a single player role playing game. It was developed by Dark Amber Softworks and was released on June 15, 2018. It received mostly positive reviews from players.

Avenging Angel is a story-driven FPS/Adventure game set in a Steampunk world.

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Single-Player

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69%

Audience ScoreBased on 113 reviews

story12 positive mentions

stability7 negative mentions

Unique steampunk setting with interesting background story and atmosphere.
Good graphics and art style for an indie early access game.
Promising crafting and modding system with RPG elements.

Game is plagued by numerous bugs, crashes, and game-breaking glitches preventing completion.
Sluggish controls and awkward gameplay mechanics that hinder enjoyment.
Unfinished and poorly polished state with confusing direction, empty world, and lack of updates from developers.

story
42 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
29%
61%
10%
The story received mixed reviews, with some praising its engaging premise, well-paced plot, and strong performances, especially in the western-themed narratives. However, others criticized it for being predictable, poorly explained, and hindered by numerous bugs and quest-tracking issues that disrupt progress and immersion. Overall, while the concept showed potential, execution flaws and lack of depth in storytelling detracted from the experience for many players.
- “Great story line.”
- “Overall, I enjoyed the story and Kevin and Cynthia's performance.”
- “If you love action, love story and a movie with justice, then you will really fall in love with this one.”
- “An awful lot of bugs including plot-stopping ones that prevent you from finishing the main story and the sidequests.”
- “Awful and partially broken quest system that triggers quest stages every time you enter a map and doesn't track your progress properly, resulting in partially broken achievements.”
- “As for the story, nothing is really explained.”
graphics
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
60%
25%
15%
The graphics receive mixed feedback, praised for their unique art style, pleasant environments, and overall visual appeal reminiscent of Myst, but criticized for technical issues like glitches, excessive shininess, poor optimization, and motion-inducing effects. While the visuals show strong potential for a small indie project, performance problems and graphical inconsistencies hinder the overall experience.
- “When you start the game, the initially sloppy menu transforms into a nice graphical layout that works much better.”
- “After considerable deliberation, I've decided to give it a thumbs-up because the graphics are, in a word, lovely—par for the course for a small-team indie Unity effort.”
- “This game has a very unique and original art style and a really cool environment.”
- “Graphic glitches that will send you out of bounds a lot.”
- “It's not even optimized and high graphics is an impossible goal as well as looking terrible anyway.”
- “The graphics are very poor even on high settings and on a high end machine.”
gameplay
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
27%
46%
27%
The gameplay combines FPS and puzzle elements with a steampunk theme but suffers from unclear objectives, rough mechanics, and frequent glitches. While visuals are praised, the overall gameplay is criticized as stilted and unengaging. Users generally find the gameplay frustrating and detracting from the game's concept.
- “What gameplay there is doesn't distract from the premise of the game, part FPS, part puzzle, not unlike Deus Ex and Fallout.”
- “Zeppelins, mechanical spiders and sassy droids set the stage for the steampunk flavored FPS.”
- “I spent my gameplay mostly running around and shooting at clockwork stuff.”
- “No clearly objective indicators involved anywhere during the gameplay.”
- “From what I've played, both the gameplay and story are complete rubbish.”
- “Good concept and graphics, terrible gameplay and story.”
optimization
11 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
36%
55%
9%
The game suffers from poor optimization, with high graphics settings being unattainable and performance issues noted. Despite this, some users still find the overall experience worthwhile, particularly praising certain voice performances.
- “It's not even optimized and high graphics is an impossible goal as well as looking terrible anyway.”
stability
7 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The game's stability is hindered by frequent bugs, graphic glitches, and crashes that disrupt gameplay and cause frustration. While some players find amusement in the glitches, the overall experience is unstable and not recommended for those seeking a smooth playthrough.
- “Graphic glitches frequently send you out of bounds.”
- “Gameplay rates 4 out of 10 due to crashes and glitches.”
- “Numerous bugs and glitches, as expected in early access games.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The humor in the game is characterized by quirky, amusing elements such as funny graphic glitches and a whimsical performance by Lorin Mccraley, adding charm beyond its gameplay. While not universally appealing, it offers a unique comedic experience through both visual oddities and character-driven humor.
- “I like this game right now, not because it is a nice shooter or a nice adventure game but I like discovering funny graphic bugs or glitches and walking around that good looking forest in this steampunk, Myst-like environment. Can't recommend it for everyone but for people like me.”
- “I would definitely say it's worth the money to pick this one up, if for nothing else the performance of Lorin Mccraley, a classic bad guy role brought to life with more emotion, humor and hatred than I've seen in quite some time!”
- “Sorbo is at his best when he is allowed to inject humor and whimsy into his performance.”
music
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
33%
100%
Users note that the game either lacks music entirely or has minimal sound, with some describing the music as merely "ok." Overall, the audio aspect is seen as underwhelming and detracts from the experience.
- “This game has nice graphics and okay music, but it runs poorly at 15 FPS on lowest details, which is a shame given the effort put into it.”
- “The game seems to lack sounds as it doesn't seem to have music at all.”
- “Music bug (?)”
- “This game has nice graphics and okay music, but it suffers heavily from 15 fps on the lowest details, making it hard to play... so much wasted work.”
emotional
3 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The film effectively showcases emotional depth, with Kevin Sorbo delivering a touching performance that reflects his character's inner struggles. His portrayal is both heartfelt and engaging, contributing significantly to the movie's emotional impact.
- “Kevin Sorbo (The Preacher) manages to show emotional range and changes his appearance to reflect his inner struggle to cope with his loss.”
- “It's a touching, wonderful movie!”
atmosphere
2 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
100%
The atmosphere is consistently described as a compelling steampunk setting, effectively immersing players in its distinct aesthetic and mood.
- “Nice steampunk atmosphere”
- “Nice steampunk atmosphere”